Best Hitchcock

[GuyOnTilt]

I really really enjoy watching North by Northwest and think it's vastly underrated, but it's definitely Vertigo.

GoT

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My two favorites are Rear Window and Shadow of a Doubt. The latter was also Hitch's own favorite.

Strangers on a Train definitely is on par with some of your other selections.

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I almost put Shadow of a Doubt in there, largely because I think Joseph Cotten is great every time I see him.

[fnord_too]

Wow, I'm the only one who's voted for Notorious so far.

[TheBlueMonster]

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Wow, I'm the only one who's voted for Notorious so far.

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hey, if Vertigo weren't on there, I'd be with you on No-no-Notoorious

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Wow, I'm the only one who's voted for Notorious so far.

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hey, if Vertigo weren't on there, I'd be with you on No-no-Notoorious

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I've seen Vertigo many times, but I don't think it is as good as Notorious. I may give it second for its technique on the "best" scale, but it is far from my favorite Hitchcock film.

[tdarko]

i voted rear window with ease.

[samjjones]

Lifeboat.

Whoops, changing vote to "North By Northwest". Misread poll as "favorite" instead of "best".

[TheBlueMonster]

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I've seen Vertigo many times, but I don't think it is as good as Notorious. I may give it second for its technique on the "best" scale, but it is far from my favorite Hitchcock film.

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I must respectfully disagree with you. Though I love Notorious and think it's brilliant, Vertigo is a more layered film.
On the surface Notorious is a spy flick but it's really about the relationship between the two protagonists.
On the surface Vertigo is a detective flick but it's really about obsession but it's really a deeply personal film about Hitchcock himself but it's really.....

ironically I own Notorious and Frenzy (another deserving film for this list) but not Vertigo.

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Frenzy is not at all one of his best.

[TheBlueMonster]

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Frenzy is not at all one of his best.

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yeah, I guess...but then again I don't think Rear Window should have been up there rather than Shadow of Doubt. RW is def. overhyped. Great, but overhyped.